Best Wearables for Kids

The Kiband is a child safety smartband for ages 18 months to 7 yrs old. The Kiband is a water-resistant bracelet that’s half an inch thick and 0.75 inches wide. It uses a Bluetooth 4.1 chip to sync with a smartphone running the free Kiband app up to 200 feet away. This safe bracelet allows parents to keep track of their child’s, while still giving them the freedom to explore. The device uses vibrations to let the child know they’ve gone too far and a smartphone alarm to alert the parents. Wearables for kids are a great way to prevent your child from wandering too far, while giving them the freedom to experience life!

Kiband Child Trackers

The Kiband can detect water, alerting parents if the child has fallen into a pool. The smartband device will modify in size as your child grows and is available in two colors: pink and blue.

Kiband sought funding on Indiegogo, the maker will be proceeding with the project, with backers getting the first units this summer and others being able to get it soon after. This new wearable will be priced at $120 USD.

Adidas has designed a wearable for physical education class, in an effort to tackle youth obesity in the US. Adidas made a commitment to help young students stay fit and healthy with the new Adidas Zone. Fitness wearables for kids are becoming more and more popular. This heart rate monitoring band will make sure that every student gets a good workout as fitness trackers are set to be on the list of top Christmas toys for 2016.

Adidas Zone wristbands track heart rate and are designed to encourage activity. It’s not a watch, but it is perfect for running, jumping rope, playing hoops. The fitness wearable will show your child’s heart rate and a color will indicate the level of activity being registered (low, moderate or “vigorous”). This durable heart-rate monitor uses the cloud to share a student’s personal fitness data with teachers. This child-friendly fitness tracker is designed to whip school kids into shape.

The Adidas Zone arrives in partnership with Interactive Health Technologies’ Spirit System, which is designed to be used in schools. The Spirit system allows students to work one-on-one with teachers and rewards children for exercise and staying active. Given the child obesity problem in the United States, it’s easy to imagine a scenario where every school kid in America is sporting one of these.

The Zone wearable fitness tracker is priced at $139, while a class package (which includes 28 trackers, software, cases and a NFC reader) costs $3,995.

GPS Tracking Device For Kids

Children’s Smartwatches

Have your kids been eyeing your smartwatch? Well, good news, the new Wherecom K3 smartwatch for kids is coming soon. While this is not the first smartwatch geared toward children, it is the first one released by Omate. Wearables for kids will be on the list of popular, top Christmas toys for 2016! Omate’s Wherecom K3 next-generation children’s smartwatch is designed for 6-10 year olds.

Omate Wherecom K3 Smartwatch for Kids

With an expected release date in April of this year, this new technology is sure to please your kiddos. It comes with many of your standard smartwatch features including a touchscreen, Wifi, Android Lollipop 5.1, Bluetooth and so much more. Plus, it also boasts a swappable band to match any child’s fashion statement. On top of that, it also claims to feature a battery life that last up to two days. There’s a handful of apps already preinstalled plus games can be played locally over Bluetooth with other K3 smartwatch owners.

Now it’s time to ease the parent’s concerns. This children’s watch comes equipped with many safety features to help address their worries. It comes with a built-in GPS plus an emergency help button just in case an emergency situation were to arise. Not to mention, it also has the ability to limit phone calls.

Unlike the DokiWatch, there’s no camera or waterproofing on the Wherecom K3 kids tracker. Regardless, the feature-packed smartwatch will help you keep your little ones safe.

So to address one final concern, how much will this device cost? The child-friendly tracking device is priced at just $129!

So whether in need of a birthday present or an early idea for Christmas, be sure to keep this new Wherecom K3 child’s smartwatch at the top of your holiday list.

dokiWatch is the world’s most advanced smartwatch for children. dokiWatch is a wearable phone with feature video calling, GPS locator, fitness tracker, and more! This cellular watch can make video calls and has all the tools to keep an eye on your child. Wearables for kids will be among the top Christmas toys for 2016!

The dokiWatch is designed for children 6 to 12 years old, and is the first 3G-enabled wearable of its kind. Children can make voice and video calls through the watch, and can send messages to a parent or caregiver. The SOS button triggers a 60-second recording when pressed and transmits the child’s location to every preset contact. There’s also a feature called AlertArea, which will notify you if the device goes anywhere outside specified areas you set from the official app. Similar to the Wherecom K3 Smartwatch for Children, the main focus is on safety.

dokiWatch Smartwatch for Kids

Parents will need to install the Doki app for Android and iOS, in order to track their kids and stay in touch. Virtual fences can be created so that the app can notify you when your children enter or leave specified areas, such as home or school. When trouble arises and the SOS button is pressed, the app will send the kid’s location plus background noise to all preset contacts immediately.

dokiWatch is also a kids fitness tracker. The virtual pet thrives on the amount of walking, plus there are stickers and badges as rewards, so it’s basically a fitness tracking app in disguise. If a child comes across another DokiWatch user, they can add each other as friends on the watch (via Bluetooth) and the parents will receive a notification.

The company behind dokiWatch, Doki Technologies has exceeded $20,000 on Kickstarter. The advanced kids smartwatch will be priced at $179 USD.

Nabi Compete Fitness Trackers for Kids

Nabi Compete Fitness Trackers for Kids

Fitness trackers have become very popular products in recent years. However, the vast majority of them have been produced specifically for use by adults, and wearables for kids have been nearly nonexistent. Given current concerns about childhood obesity as a global health crisis, getting kids to think about fitness early in life is especially important. Nabi Compete Fitness Trackers fill that gap by providing a way for kids to make staying healthy fun by turning it into a game. Add this to the list of 2015 top Christmas toys.

Nabi Compete Fitness Trackers, which are sold as a two-pack, use sturdy rubber wristbands to count steps and other activity as the child goes about their day. The wristbands are available in a number of colors, and unlike the majority of wearable fitness trackers made for adults, they are small enough to comfortably fit a child’s wrist. The Nabi Compete Fitness Tracker then connects with a smartphone app that allows children to complete challenges or compete with friends who also have a tracker. Kids can travel the country with the Exploration Challenge, which allows them to travel to landmarks like the Statue of Liberty or the Brooklyn Bridge by taking a certain number of steps, or figure out how to burn off the calories in common food favorites like pizza or candy. They can set fitness goals, compete with others in these various challenges, or team up to complete them together. Through completing challenges, users can unlock virtual pets and feed them, providing an added incentive for kids to use the trackers.

The Nabi Compete band works much like a traditional fitness tracker and uses a watch battery that lasts three months between changes. Children get two bands in the $39 pack, which connects to a smartphone to report their progress.

Disney Consumer Products has unveiled Playmation, a new line of toys and wearable devices that use smart technology. Playmation will launch with a Marvel’s Avengers Starter Pack that includes a replica of Iron Man’s repulsor glove, two Power Activators and two action figures, Captain America and Iron Skull. Disney’s Interactive Playmation Toys turn kids into action figures while encouraging fitness and exercise.

For Playmation toys, an internet connection is required only for downloading new apps or missions, Disney said. The toys will not be hooked-up to the Web while children are playing with them. Kids wearable toys encourage children to be more active during playtime, instead of just sitting on a couch poking at a touchscreen.

The web-connected toy line uses a combination of Bluetooth, motion sensors and wearable technology that allow children to act out stories in interactive ways. The new connected toys, are expected to hit the stores in October – just in time for the 2015 holidays. Disney has also planned “Star Wars” themed toys for release in 2016, while “Frozen” gear is due in 2017.

The wearable tech toys will cost $120, with accessories starting at $15. However, it’s unclear how much the additional software will cost.

The Best Kids Trackers

Child targeted wearable devices are predicted to make the list of top Christmas toys in 2016. Wearable devices are now at the heart of just about every discussion related to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Wearables for kids target childhood obesity, monitor babies while they sleep and allow parents to safely track their children. The best kids wearables are waterproof, durable and offer a strong battery life.

Children’s wearables for 2016 include the following:

dokiWatch

This new smartwatch for children is designed for the modern family to stay connected at all times. dokiWatch allows parents to track their child’s location and receive notifications whenever they are at risk. This new smart wearable includes interactive child-friendly features such as a virtual pet that doubles as a fitness tracker to keep children engaged.

Playmation

Disney Playmation starter kit combines wearables, connected toys And Marvel’s Avengers. The Playmation wearable toys are aimed at getting kids off the couch. Playmation will introduce different games based on Disney’s properties, with The Avengers coming first in fall of 2015, Star Wars in 2016, and Frozen sometime in 2017.

Miiya

Miiya targets childhood obesity through gamification. The kids wearable comes in the form of a colorful band worn on the wrist in a variety of customizable colors. Targeting four to 10-year-olds, this fitness tracker turns physical activity into a fun game, in which your child is the hero! At the end of the day, parents know if they reach the 60 minutes of physical activity, as recommended by the World Health Organization.

Paxie

Paxie by SAFE Family Wearables gives parents the ability to monitor their kids’ location by GPS, along with their heart rate and temperature. Added features are also on the radar for special needs groups prone to wandering, such as children with autism or seniors with dementia. The PAXIE band is taking pre-orders at its website, selling the device for $175.

Linkitz

Linkitz is the smart, code-able friendship bracelet. Linkitz is the first toy designed to get girls ages 4-8 excited about technology. This unique wearable encourages STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). The Linkitz app is under development and will be released with the toy.

Sensible Baby

Sensible Baby is a newborn’s onesie made with a tiny embedded sensor in a front pocket. Infant wearable technology monitors the baby’s sleeping position, temperature and movement on your smartphone or tablet. My Sensible Baby is the tech savvy baby monitor for the 21st Century.

Huggies TweetPee

The Huggies TweetPee device clips onto a diaper and sends parents a message when their child’s diaper is wet. Using a humidity sensor, the TweetPee monitors humidity levels and sends out a tweet notification to a linked iPhone smartphone.

FiLIP

FiLIP is a smart locator that focuses on tracking and transmitting a child’s location – designed to keep families in touch. Parents can call, text and locate children with the Filip tracking device. Designed for 4-9 year olds, FiLIP comes in blue, red, green, and pink.

WatchMinder

WatchMinder allows parents to create cues throughout the day, which remind children to perform specific tasks and modify or reinforce specific behaviors. The WatchMinder was invented by a child psychologist who specializes in attention and learning disorders.

Future wearable toys will have educational integration. Schools can help encourage habitual usage of these wearables by integrating them into lesson plans and subjects. If designed with the proper controls and safety, they present a powerful tool to help parents be better parents.